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E andwick etersham dec (Joshua Bohannon no, ames ahony rack , ack ector , att alder , Ash uire d ydney elray awlins , att asternatsky , ohannon , Ale eller Liam ibson , ris ten conald no, awlins no, atrick agann . I andwick etersham ylan owell , en tares no, Ashley urton , Lachlan odges , raig i lasio , yan orns , ark rei , Liam cott d ydney orns , ayank harma , rais Lo ton , rei , tee ing , L cott , om cenie , A urton , oug Loth . ydney ustin elsch , ominic onkin , Ahmed assan , Ale ashleigh no, ac night , ichael o , od taord , Luke adford d andwicketersham taord , a oser Ahmed , L ad ford , ayden o , A ashleigh , A assan , yler eyer , ylan ent , ackson Edwards . I ydney am haikh , Liam obson , ack ’rien , a shad ime , Liam ’Loughlin , arly Leeson , Luca Lopes , orey her ri , scar achs d andwicke tersham ergus owen , Ed ouse , L Lopes , her ri , Aery eilandt , Ellis herri , haikh , itch ell low , ime ime , E herri , A eilandt , low . Premiership glory for Under 14 Epping Boys High cricketers MEET the Epping Boys High School junior cricketers that demolished Normanhurst Boys High to bring home the North West Metropolitan Under 14A schoolboys premiership. n the to da hirt ath fina staed at ead oan ar the ppin side produed a stunnin perforane ith the a to disiss a previous infor oranhurst for a patr tota of in the eeventh over. harp paean aenie unro oed a super four over spe to finish ith the inredie fiures of and as a supported sip per i veritt o four overs pus a run out ae rotoeros o one over and i ron o to overs. he previous da the p pin side anaed to post o its aotted overs despite the top order faiin to fire ith the at. e perforanes fro id de order and taied atsen ian rine osh ip not out ristan hun and aeron ithe ave ppin a opeti tive sore to defend. ppin os riet oah and teaher aeron or don said the tea fooed its ath pan to a tee and reaped the dividends. IE standing l to r r ameron ordon coach, ick Eeritt cap tain, ill rown, arry owen, illan ringle, Ashton leeson, ake ro togeros, umbeen han, Andrew hillip front osh lip, ackenie unro, ameron itchell, Liam ilson and ristan hung ice captain. orth ydney ears launch omen’s rugby league team H ydney ears hae oially launhed their inaugural en women’s rugby league team to participate in the Harvey Norman NSW Women’s Premiership competition in 2018. This exciting and new initiative is proudly supported by the Norths Group who are extremely passionate about strengthening women’s sport in the local community. Norths Group CEO Luke Simmons said they are proud to be associated with a women’s rugby league team. “This is a great day for the club, women make up over 50 per cent of our membership base and we look forward to supporting women in our community even further,” he said. “As soon as the Bears presented the opportunity to get involved we believed it was a no-brainer as connecting with women is one of our goals throughout our community. This is another initiative that will increase women in sport and engagement to ensure the sustainability of all codes across the world”, added Simmons. The Bears have also announced Ben Gardiner as Head Coach of their Intrust Super Premiership squad for 2018. “Ben is very familiar with the Bears culture and brand from his stint coaching the men’s ISP NSW Cup over the past few seasons and understands the significant importance of this day,” revealed Bears General Manager Greg Florimo. “I’m really proud to be part of this historic day for the Bears and look forward to contributing and enhancing the women’s game,” he said. “Our preparation is going really well, we have some quality players with a very good mix of experience coming from a range of codes. The standard of the women’s game is improving and I look forward to seeing the Bears supporters coming on board in getting behind our first women’s team.” The Bears have recruited new players for 2018 including the experienced Barbara Waddell. “We are really looking forward to being part of this season, preparation has been really good and getting to know the girls and understanding combinations is really important and exciting,” said Barbara. “This whole new competition has allowed women to play in a more professional environment which is great”, she said. Local girl Isabella Parkman is also one of the Bears’ newest recruits. “The pathway looks incredible and the support from all the Bears staff has been fantastic,” said Isabella. “Ben’s tough but fair and I look forward to the season ahead, including playing with Barb who I have enjoyed playing with in the past”, she said. “This is a community club of which I have been a part of as a local resident and understand the importance and value of the Bears brand in this local area.”